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366 new water bodies created in Patna, says DM

PATNA: Altogether 366 new water sources have been created in the state capital while work on others is in progress.

The Times of India

Soon, dial 112 to get help in emergency situations in Bihar

PATNA: Now, people will need to dial only a single emergency number, 112, to get help from either police, fire department, disaster management department or health (ambulance) services in the state. The round-the-clock emergency response support system (ERSS) will be functional soon as the 30-day trial run in Patna is…

The Times of India

Bihar: Minor girl gang-raped at bus stand in Bettiah

PATNA: A 17-year-old girl was gang-raped on a bus behind Bettiah bus stand in West Champaran on Tuesday afternoon. Four persons have been arrested in this connection.

The Times of India

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Bihar CM Nitish Kumar launches textile & leather policy to attract investors

PATNA: CM Nitish Kumar on Wednesday said the overall business atmosphere in Bihar has improved drastically in the last few years and the state is now getting many proposals from big investors and reputed companies.

The Times of India

NIT-Patna campus at Bihta to be ready by July 2024

PATNA: By July 2024, the prestigious National Institute of Technology (NIT)- Patna will get its second campus at Bihta, about 30-km away from the main campus located at Ashok Rajpath in the state capital. Spread over 125 acres, the new campus will have state-of-the-art infrastructure and facilities, built at an…

The Times of India

Patna: Rugby championships begin today

PATNA: The Sports Development Authority of Bihar (SDAB), under the state art and culture department, will host the 9th Senior National Rugby Championship, the 7th Junior National Rugby Championship and the 4th Wheelchair Rugby Nationals at the Patliputra Sports Complex from June 9.

The Times of India

CM Nitish Kumar: Harmonious Bihar doesn’t need anti-conversion law

PATNA: Chief minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday ruled out an anti-conversion law in Bihar and said his government always remains alert towards sensitive issues and members of different religious communities live in harmony with each other in the state.

The Times of India

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BJP announces candidates for Bihar council polls, all 4 NDA nominee to file papers on Thursday

PATNA: BJP on Wednesday announced its candidates for the biennial election to Bihar legislative council’s seven seats. The names of Hari Sahni (a native of Darbhanga) and Anil Sharma (Jehanabad) were announced at the BJP headquarters in New Delhi.

The Times of India

CM Nitish: Harmonious Bihar doesn't need anti-conversion law

PATNA: Bihar doesn't need an anti-conversion law as the state government remains "fully alert to sensitive issues" and people of all faiths live in harmony, CM Nitish Kumar said on Wednesday, in another instance of his views on critical topics being at variance with that of ally BJP.

The Times of India

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar turns nostalgic over JP movement

PATNA: Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Monday took a trip down the memory lane, recounting his days as a student activist when he bore witness to history being made by freedom fighter and socialist leader Jayaprakash Narayan with his evocative call for "total revolution".

The Times of India

Patna: In presence of Left leaders, Tejashwi Yadav presents report card on NDA 'misrule'

PATNA: The opposition Grand Alliance in Bihar on Sunday charged the BJP-led NDA, which rules the Centre as well as the state, with imposing an "undeclared emergency" on the country wherein dissent is being stamped out by "misuse" of probe agencies and smear campaigns are launched against those critical of…

The Times of India

ASI in Patna unearths brick walls believed to be of Kushan age

Officials believe that it could be at least 2,000-year-old

The Hindu

Bihar to receive 559MW more power from Nabinagar plant

PATNA: The NTPC started commercial operation from the third and final unit of Nabinagar Power Generating Company (NPGC) at Nabinagar in Aurangabad district from Tuesday midnight. The electricity generation capacity of the unit is 660MW, out of which Bihar is to get 559MW henceforth.

The Times of India

Exclude Rohingyas, Bangladeshi Muslims from caste count: Union minister Giriraj Singh

PATNA: Union minister Giriraj Singh said on Wednesday that infiltrators like the Rohingyas and Bangladeshi Muslims should not be covered by the caste-based enumeration, even as he pitched for bringing the Muslims in general in the ambit of the caste survey.

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ECR for infrastructural development of railways in Bihar

PATNA: The East Central Railway (ECR) has claimed to have carried out ambitious projects like building of new rail bridges, new rail lines, gauge conversion, track doubling and advanced signalling work at different places in the state at an estimated cost of Rs 3,960 crore per year since 2014.

The Times of India

Bihar: Gopalganj teen killed, body set ablaze

PATNA: In an incident of brutal murder, a 17-year-old teenager was murdered and later his body was set on fire by the killers to destroy the evidence near a village in Gopalganj district on Tuesday night.

The Times of India

EOU arrests one more in BPSC paper leak case

PATNA: The Economic Offences Unit (EOU) of the state police probing the BPSC paper leak case has arrested one more accused, Sanjay Kumar (32) in this connection. The question papers of the BPSC 67th preliminary test held on May 8 had been leaked.

The Times of India

Scattered rain in north Bihar for next 3 days

PATNA: North Bihar may witness thunderstorm, including gusty winds and lightning activities, over the next three days, said officials at the Patna meteorological centre on Wednesday. India Meteorological Department (IMD) has also issued forecast for isolated to scattered rainfall in the state over the next five days.

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Experts advise annual health check-ups and good sleep to prevent heart attack

PATNA: The untimely demise of public figures in their 40s and 50s, like that of noted Bollywood singer Krishnakumar Kunnath (KK) at 53 on Tuesday due to cardiac arrest, has raised concerns over keeping the heart healthy in midlife. Earlier, Kannada actor Puneeth Rajkumar died at 46 in October last…

The Times of India

12 more CNG stations planned in Patna by March next year

PATNA: In a move that could be a breather for compressed natural gas (CNG) users in Patna, the Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL) has planned to set up 12 more CNG stations across the state capital by March 2023. With this, the total number of CNG stations in the…

The Times of India

15-km-long elevated road along southern Patna soon: Union minister Nitin Gadkari

PATNA: The Centre may soon take up works for construction of a 15-km long elevated road from Anisabad to Kacchhi Dargah at Patna. Besides, a multi- level junction or rotary will be constructed at Pahadi on zero miles to facilitate smooth movement of vehicles from both flanks of Mahatma Gandhi…

The Times of India

Lalu Prasad's daughter Misa Bharti and four other candidates from Bihar set to enter Rajya Sabha

PATNA: All five candidates in the biennial election to the Rajya Sabha from Bihar, including RJD president Lalu Prasad’s eldest daughter Misa Bharti, are set to enter the Upper House of the Parliament without contesting the polls, as only five persons filed nomination against the five seats from the state…

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ONGC seeks permission from Bihar govt to conduct oil exploration in Buxar, Samastipur

PATNA: Bihar may soon be recognised as a mineral rich state as several fresh explorations for assessing presence of minerals are set to commence over the next few months.

The Times of India

Met predicts rain in north Bihar today

PATNA: Residents woke up to a pleasant Sunday with early morning showers, thunderstorm and gusty wind providing them the much-needed respite from the sweltering heat in most parts of the state. Patna and neighboring districts received light to moderate rainfall with a wind speed of 30-40kmph on Sunday.

The Times of India

Pay more for your ride as auto fares in Patna to be up 30% from today

PATNA: Travelling in autorickshaws in the city is set to become costlier from Monday with the auto unions deciding to hike fares by up to 30% on different routes citing rise in prices of compressed natural gas (CNG). Fares of reserved autorickshaws will also increase by 15 to 20%.

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